Coyotes beat me too it

[buckwalleye]

This may have been discussed, but here it is anyway. Had a less than ideal shot on a doe two nights ago. Good blood, thought the shot was better than it was. Ended up bumping her just after dark. Thought it best to wait a while and not jump her again. Went later to retrieve. Coyotes (I assume, we have a mess of em) got to her before me. Ate out the ass and part of the hind quarters. What are y'all doing with the deer?

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[Jardo]

If it was me, I’d leave the hq for the coyotes and take the back straps, fq, tenderloins, and kneck meat.

Don’t eat any of the meat cooked rare.

That’s my 2 cents.


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[Where's Bruce?]

You probably chased em off. Just cut away where the yotes fed and eat the rest. If that doe had been alive when attacked there would be blood everywhere, her heart had stopped so you need not worry about the coyotes transmitting anything into the blood stream.

 

[sdupontjr]

Why take a chance, the season is young. Bring it to an area away from your main hunting area and let them have a buffet.

 

[danarnold]

straps & fq for me
be sure you have a small game tag, and post pics of the dead yotes after you slay em

 

[Vrybusy]

Not sure what state you're in but some in the past have allowed hunters to contact game & fish and turn over the deer so you do not have to use your tag. Never good to have some of your animal eaten, however by the looks of your pic, it doesnt seem that bad. As others have stated, take whats left of the good parts and discard the damaged and possibly contaminated portions. Glad you followed up and were able to recover the deer!

 

[Glendon Mullins]

take the straps, pull the rest of it to where you can sit and shoot yotes

 

[sdupontjr]

take the straps, pull the rest of it to where you can sit and shoot yotes

Absolutely

 

[buckwalleye]

Thanks for the replies! I took what I could from her- front quarters, backstraps, tenders, neck, heart, and the sirloin tip roasts off each hind quarter. Trimmed what I could around the hind quarters for the grinder but after getting the hide off the yotes did gnaw more than I thought.

Question on a couple replies... What would be the "risk" of eating? And also not eating it rare? Not being a smart ass, I'm genuinely wondering if transmission of anything is possible. My whole family loves venison. The 8 month old baby I let chew and suck on pieces and she loves it. If I'm cooking backstraps I like to pull them at no more that 120 degrees.

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[dirt_diver]

Bummer man!

 

[Salmon River Solutions]

The coyotes and wolves do love to start by eating the butt hole first.


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[Stache Attack]

Im interested to read the risks aswell! I think you played it right and the meat will be good just a bummer to lose part of the ham!

 

[dr.mooseknuckles]

Thanks for the replies! I took what I could from her- front quarters, backstraps, tenders, neck, heart, and the sirloin tip roasts off each hind quarter. Trimmed what I could around the hind quarters for the grinder but after getting the hide off the yotes did gnaw more than I thought.

Question on a couple replies... What would be the "risk" of eating? And also not eating it rare? Not being a smart ass, I'm genuinely wondering if transmission of anything is possible. My whole family loves venison. The 8 month old baby I let chew and suck on pieces and she loves it. If I'm cooking backstraps I like to pull them at no more that 120 degrees.

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As stated above, I don't think the deer was alive as there's no significant amount of blood around her. That being the case, there "shouldn't" be any disseminated disease through the deer that would be considered blood borne. From a zoonotic disease standpoint, I wouldn't worry about anything that you could potentially "catch" from the meat, secondary to coyotes chewing on it. However, I'm going to cover my ass and tell you that anything is possible. To be safe, I would keep the processed and aged meat in the deep freezer for a week or more prior to eating.

 

[Bigboone1988]

Backstraps, front shoulders and neck will still be good

 

[Rich M]

I wouldn't eat it. Like someone said - get it where it won;t mess up your hunting and let the coyotes finish it. Maybe set a few snares or traps?

 

[WhatToHunt]

I'd eat all but the hind quarters if it was me. Congrats on the kill.

 

[FLAK]

Backstraps, front shoulders and neck will still be good

yep

 

[cuttiebrownbow]

I had yotes chew up a buck I shot a few years back. I went back with a friend to recover within the hour and I pushed them off the carcass. They did similar damage.

I was worried about eating it but did end up taking the straps and front shoulders. I’m still here so I would say you are good to go.


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[gtj96]

id probably leave it and let the coyotes finish what they started... its unfortunate but it is what it is

 

[bmcgee]

Hate to see that but I'd leave the hind and take the good meat.